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JUST one more....

I just couldn't resist posting one more amuse-bouche. The more I use the stamps in this new release, the more I love them. I may have squealed when I first received these and yet I seem to like them more and more.

This card was so quick and simple. The scallop border and bow add just enough to give it that little something extra that every card needs.

 

Check your LSS now for the stamps. If you aren't lucky enough to have an LSS that carries A Muse, you can order them tonight at midnight. You are gonna want them all!

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Modern Poppy, Thank You RM, watermelon tin plate notes

one more...

Here's a quick card. To make the bottom of the dress, I stamped it on vellum four times. I then ran one through my Zyron X and glittered it. I love the way this turned out.

 

Here is an up close view.

All stamps, paper and ink are A Muse

amuse-bouche: rainy days

 

Rainy days make the sunny ones so much brighter. I love rainy days. Especially when I have time to grab a coffee at Caribou with a good book or a good friend. The colors of this card were inspired by one of my umbrellas. 

Hope you are enjoying all the amuse-bouche. Which is your favorite so far? Mine is the solid zinnia. I know I haven't shown anything with it yet, but I  have so many that use it.

All stamps, paper and ribbon are A Muse.

amuse-bouche

If you have watched any of the cooking shows, I am sure you are familiar with this term. Simply it's French for appetizer. It literaly translates as 'it amuses the mouth'.

But isn't it the perfect phrase for our A Muse 'sneak peeks'? Yes it sounds much better. And yes I answer my own questions.

I am so excited about this new release. I know you are gonna NEED them all.

 

See it? Yes we have new paper too. OMG I love it and GREEN....you'll have to look around at all the other blogs to find the rest of the color options. I can't wait to see all the other amuse-bouche from the A Muse gals.

Lily, Juliette Sage Green, Latte 4bar, Sky blue 4 bar, Sage Green 4 bar, Cabana blue grosgrain ribbon

A quickie

Here's a quick card I made ages ago. I think it was for a challenge, but now I don't even remember.

 

All stamps, paper and ribbon are A Muse.

#93- check

You don't realize how much you use something until you go without it. I think I have a serious addiction to my computer and phone, but I spent Saturday without either. There were times that I had to leave the house, so I wasn't tempted to check out something on the internet. My brain goes a million miles a minute, so if I think of something I always just run look it up. Finally I just started a list of things I needed to look up.

I had Connor to keep me distracted most of the day, so it wasn't too bad except nap time and after his bed time. There were some good things I discovered though.

• It forced me to be creative. I have got in the habit of just looking up some ideas/inspiration online if I become stuck on a card. I forgot, I had some good ideas of my own ;) I can hopefully share them with you soon
• I didn't waste too much time. Usually when I hop online to look up one thing, it leads to another and another and then I am on for an hour when it should have been 5 minutes.
• I had to go visit people instead of just calling them for a minute.

So I think I'll make an effort to use my computer less. And I'll definitely not use it when I am creating as much.

I will try to post some crafty stuff soon. I have made a few things, just haven't got around to posting them.

Happy Monday!

#28-check

I love when you complete a goal without even realizing it. It seems that I haven't completed one of my 101 in a while, so I decided to check out my list to see if there was something I could complete quickly. And to my surprise, I discovered that I completed one last month. My 365 project definitely has me completing #28.

Here is a photo of our snow yesterday.